For reasons that she can't quite figure out, Batgirl has generously given her brother jurisdiction over two semi-regular posts on the Batgirl weblog:  "The Eddie" and "Goober's Goat of the Day."   Named in honor of former Twins pitcher Eddie Guardado, "the Eddie" is an award given to the person, entity, or concept that performs in such a soul-shaking manner as to drain the joy from an otherwise splendid Twins victory.  This award harkens back to Game 5 of the 2002 ALDS, in which our erstwhile closer allowed the Oakland A's to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth, causing many a Twins fan to, Oedipus-like, gouge out his or her own eyes.  Similarly, "Goober's Goat of the Day" honors the person, entity, or concept that most contributes to a Twins loss.  Goober shall tally the results, and, at the end of the year, award the "Goat of the Year" (or "GOY").  Regular readers may notice that these two awards are not entirely consistent with the positive gestalt for which Batgirl is so famous.  BatGirl, however, believes strongly in accountability.  She simply prefers to subcontract it out.

In honor of the Twins victory last night, the first "Eddie" goes to Victory Sports One.  The continuing absence of Victory Sports One---and hence, Twins games---from the Twin Cities cable lineup creates an epistemological quandary.  After all, how  can Goober know if something truly exists when it's not on television?  For instance, would Hildi from "Trading Spaces" exist if she were not on TV?  Of course not.  At the very least, Goober suggests that Victory Sports One change its name to "Pyrrhic Victory One," because Victory Sports One implies sports, and it isn't delivering much of that.  Congratulations to Kevin Cattoor.  You go, boy!